Turner, ThomasUnknown
Bloomsbury Visual Arts (London, 2021) (eng) English9781474281829Unknown1st ed.RUNNING SHOES; UnknownThe story of the sneaker's rise from the first Victorian tennis shoes to the Nike Air Max and beyond
Moving from the athletic field to the shopping mall, Thomas Turner tells a fresh story of the evolution of the sports shoe against the changing landscape of society, sport, fashion, industry, and technology. The Sports Shoe takes us on a journey from the first Victorian tennis shoes to the adidas Superstar and the innovative technologies of Nike Air Max. Featuring newly uncovered archival material and historic images showcasing key personalities, vintage marketing and common perceptions of this hugely desirable product, this book is a must-have for any sneaker collector, historian of popular culture, or anyone interested in the place of athletic footwear in our lives today.
Physical dimension
1 online resource (288 p.)Unknownill.
Summary / review / table of contents
Introduction --
Chapter 1. Lawn tennis and the origins of modern sports shoes --
Chapter 2. Sports style, youth, and modernity --
Chapter 3. Sports shoes reborn --
Chapter 4. Skateboarding and reimagining sports shoes --
Chapter 5. Sneakers, basketball, and hip hop --
Chapter 6. Trainers on the soccer terraces --
Chapter 7. Athleisure, global production, and the postmodern sports shoe --
Conclusion --
Notes --
List of illustrations --
Selected bibliography --
Acknowledgments --
Index.